How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Suriname?

26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico vs Suriname: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

Puerto Rico

8.5%

in 2016

Suriname

8.5%

in 2016

Puerto Rico rank

143rd

Suriname rank

144th

Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time

Puerto Rico
Suriname

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 8.5% against 8.5% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Suriname ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 143rd and Suriname ranks 144th of 187 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.5%	8.3%	2.9%	Suriname
2000s	7.1%	9.2%	2.1%	Suriname
2010s	8.0%	8.3%	0.3%	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Puerto Rico or Suriname?: Puerto Rico, at 8.5% against 8.5% in Suriname as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Puerto Rico and Suriname?: 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Suriname?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Puerto Rico and Suriname rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?: Puerto Rico ranks 143rd and Suriname ranks 144th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 5,537 data points, 1991–2016
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".